St Ignatius Antiochian Orthodox Church
Belfast, United Kingdom
On Sunday, 8th June, we celebrated the Great Feast of Holy Pentecost at our parish. This time, we had a special blessing: the Divine Liturgy was served using prosphora — the bread of offering that is concecrated to become the Read More
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Christ is Ascended! This is weekly newsletter #13 of the St Ignatius Parish in Belfast. Contents of this Newsletter: Message from Fr Dmitry: Praying for the Departed This coming Saturday, 7 June, the day before the Read More
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Christ is Risen! This is weekly newsletter #12 of the St Ignatius Parish in Belfast. Contents of this Newsletter: Message from Fr Dmitry: Church Community and Holy Communion I want to thank all of you for Read More
Christ is Risen, dear brothers and sisters! We had a beautiful weekend of services for the 5th Sunday after Pascha, Sunday of the Samaritan Woman. On Saturday, we celebrated Great Vespers, followed by a lovely time of fellowship over tea Read More
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Christ is Risen! This is weekly newsletter #9 of the St Ignatius Parish in Belfast. Contents of this Newsletter: Message from Fr Dmitry: Christ is Risen, beloved brothers and sisters! Once again, congratulations on the Great Read More
On Monday evening, by anticipation, the Church celebrated the Bridegroom Orthros of Holy Tuesday. On this day, we remember the Gospel parable of the ten virgins (Matthew 25:1–13): a story that gives its name and spiritual meaning to the services, Read More
Blessed Palm Sunday, brothers and sisters! This morning, we celebrated the Entrance of our Lord into Jerusalem. Yet already by evening, the joyful mood began to give way to a more solemn tone, as we look ahead to Christ’s Passion. Read More
Dear brothers and sisters, Join us for the services in Church this Friday and over the weekend (4th to 6th April, 2025). We have an intensive schedule ahead. In addition to the Divine services, we will hold our Parish Annual Read More
Dear friends in Christ, This is weekly newsletter #7 of the St Ignatius Parish in Belfast. Contents of this Newsletter: Message from Fr Dmitry: a miracle I pray that your struggle during this Great Lent is blessed. Some of you Read More
Dear friends in Christ, This is weekly newsletter #6 of the St Ignatius Parish in Belfast. Contents of this Newsletter: Message from Fr Dmitry: Brothers and sisters, congratulations on the beginning of Cheesefare Week—the final preparatory week before Great Lent. Read More